Dovecot doesn't create lock files named like these. On 25.7.2012, at 22.50, McGraw, Robert P wrote:
> > We are running dovecot-1.2.10 on a Solaris 10 x86 host. > > Starting on July 24 I started seeing the following type lock files I the > /var/mail directory. > > -rw-rw-rw- 1 agab mail 0 Jul 24 10:08 > agabriel.lock.1343138908.28535.hardy.purdue.edu > > -rw-rw-rw- 1 agab mail 0 Jul 24 10:08 > agabriel.lock.1343138907.28535.hardy.purdue.edu > > -rw-rw-rw- 1 agab mail 0 Jul 24 10:08 > agabriel.lock.1343138906.28535.hardy.purdue.edu > > -rw-rw-rw- 1 agab mail 0 Jul 24 10:08 > agabriel.lock.1343138905.28535.hardy.purdue.edu > > They are being created by only three of our users. What is common with the > three > users is that they are using alpine mail client. > > Again these just started on July 24. > > We have over 300 user and a lot of them use alpine but only three users > seem to > generate these lock files. > > Can some one tell me what and why these are being created and why they are > not getting destroyed? > > Thanks > > Robert > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Robert P. McGraw, Jr. > Manager, Computer System EMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu > Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 > Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 > 150 N. University Street > West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 > > > > >